Best Number of Usenet Indexers to Use & Which Ones

When it comes to using Usenet indexers, the more you use the better download results you can expect. You’ll even find some people (see Reddit) literally use dozens of indexers, including multiple paid indexer accounts.

But for most of us, time (and money) are limited, so using dozens of indexers just isn’t practical, even if you are using only free ones. After all, even free indexers involve an investment of your time. Plus, many free indexers are invite-only and not that easy to join.

So, what’s the best number of indexers to use? And which indexers will give you the best results? Here’s our take.

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But First: Use NZBHydra 2

First of all, no matter which indexers or how many you use, use NZBHydra 2. It’s free and keeps awesome stats on how well the indexers you use are finding files. It describes itself as follows:

“NZBHydra 2 is meta search for NZB indexers. It provides easy access to a number of raw and newznab based indexers. You can search all your indexers from one place and use it as an indexer source for tools like Sonarr, Radarr or CouchPotato.”

Conclusion

Whether you try our recommendations or choose indexers yourself, paying attention to the indexers you use can make all the difference to your Usenet downloading success (or not).

In general, if you choose your indexers carefully, you can’t go wrong with a single paid indexer together with a few free indexers. But track everything using NZB Hydra 2 and let its data speak for itself about which Usenet indexers are best or better dropped.